Brief or similar case



M. KORCHMAR BRIEF 0R SIMILAR CASE Filed July 20, 1926 Feb. 19, 1929.

Patented Feb. 19, 19729.`

UNITED ASTATI-s f I A, l1,702,905 PATENT OFFICE.

, MAXKQRCHMAR, or vcINcINNA'rr, onio.

BRIEF on SIMILAR CASE.

Application Ailetltl'uly 20, 1926. Serial No. 123,770.

' This invention relates to improvements in ybrief cases and the likeand has for. its'object the provision of a device of this kind,

which is especially adapted for use Yby sales-y Another object is toprovide a case of this kind wherein a single pair of tying straps servesto accommodate both compartments of the case. f v

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein anddisclosedv in the accompanying drawings in which: e

Fig. 1 is a view of one side of the case .of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line 2'2 of Fig. 1. l h f Fig.3 is a fragmental perspective View of a hinged and supported memberforniing'a part of my invention as shown partly in closed section. y f eDevices of the class herein referred to are usually made of leather orsimilar material and ordinarily comprise a combined rear wall and flap,which flap is usually secured by a suitable locking means or clasp to afront wall, the handle member is normally secured to the flap and as aresult thereof, if the flap is not secured, the case will depend at anangle to the vertical.

In the present device I employ a central partition wall 7 to whichissecured an expansible bottoni member 8 and an elongated U-shaped hingemember which comprises side walls 9 and 10, between which the top edgeof the center wall 7 is secured. The hinge member may be of metal andthe center partition 7 may be secured thereto by any suitable means suchas rivets-11 extending through aligned perfor-ations 12 and through thepartition 7. Aflat strip13 carries a plurality of depending3 loops 14which may be conveniently formed y striking them from-the body of strip13. The loops 14 seat in notches '15l cut at intervals from therounded'top edge 16 of the lower hinge member. Rod 17 serves as pintleand hingcdlyl secures the plate 13 and lower hinge member 18 together.vThe hinge plate 13 has a plurality of perforations 19 there through efor receiving rivets 20 ywhichserve to secure hinge plate 13 centrallyalong a generally rectangular piece of material which forms two searately openable fiaps 21 and `22. A handle 23 is secured by anysuitable means such as the customary pair of rings 24 to the rectangularmember 25 comprising iiaps `2l` and 22. Side walls 26 and 27 are securedalong their bottom edges to the telescoping bottom wall 8. The flap2land side Wall 26 carry complementary locking means of any approved Vtypesuch as plate 28carrying a hook or the like which is received by lockingmechanism 29. The flap 22 and side wall: 27 also carry complementarysnap lock members 30 and 31. Top tying straps 32 extend across the topof rectangular member 25 and through suitable loops 33 carried by fiaps21vand 22 thereof. i

Lower tying straps 34 extend across the bottom of the device and areretained or positioned upon side walls 26 and 27 by loops ,35. Each endof the bottoni tying straps carries a suitable buckle 36 which receivesan end of thetop tying strap 32. F lexiblc endwalls 37 of telescoping orof a bellowsy tween end walls 37 and bottom wall 8, for p providing apair of separate compartments on one side of the center wall 8, while asimilar partitionmay be employed on the other side of the center wall 7if desired. As shown herein, however, a sheet of material 39 sewed orotherwise secured at its bottom and sides to the center wall 7 providesa pocket and a large opening compartment' on the remaining side of thecenter wall. Y

The hinge member 13 `may be concealed and also'additionally secured tothe inside of the rectangular .member 25 by inserting a strip ofsuitable finish material such as leaf ther between the hinge members,said mate-A balanced casey comprising two divisions each of which isclosed by a separate flap and look f and both divisions are adapted tobe addi tionally supported by a single pair of tying straps.

It will be readily evident that a salesman for example who carries twodifferent lines oi goods may dispose the samples of one line in onedivision and those ot the other in the remaining divi-sion and that hemay keep one or the other' ot the flaps closed and locked so that thosearticles or papers which he'does While l have disclosed the embfnli-`nient oi: my invention l do not desire to be eliminated to the enactdisclosure since it will be readily apparent to those skilled in theart, that the structure may be modifi d within the spirit and scope etthis invention.

What l claim is:

l. ln a carrying case the combination ot a center wall, side wallsdisposed on each side ot the center wall, a bottom wall connecting theside and center walls, a member hingedly mounted intermediate itslongitudinal edges upon the top edge oit the center wall and providingdownwardly ioldaile flaps on each side o the center wall, lseparablelocking means tor securing each liep to a side wall and a handle membersecured in alignment with the top of the center wall.

2. In a device of the class described the combination oi a pair ofspaced side walls, an intermediate wall disposed between said side wallsand extended above them, a transverse member hinge lly mounted to theintermediate wall, a handle member carried by the transverse member atits hinged mounting, bottom and end closures secured to the side wallsalong three sides thereot whereby to provide a pair ot con'ipartmentseach of which is open at its top and closed by a different section ofthe hingedly mounted transverse member and .means for closing each oisaid compartments.

3. ln a device oit the class described the combination ot a center wall,a hinge member secured along the top edge oi said center wall, atransverse plate hingedly mounted to said hinge member, a cover membersecured to the plate, means comprising side, bottom and end walls forproviding a compartment on each side et the center wall, saidcompartments having openings at their tops, adapted to be closed byportions of the cover member and means et securing said portions of thecover member to the side walls.

Il. In a device of the class described the combination of a handlemember, a center wall hingedly mounted below the handle, a transverseflexible member interposed between the handle and the top et the centerwall and comnartments comprising side walls, bottom walls, and end wallsdisposed on each side et the center wall and indepen dently elosable byseparate portions of the transverse member.

5. ln combination a carrying case having a central partition providing apair otcompertinents therein, a iieril'ile member' hingedly securedintermediate its side edges tothe top oit the partition and 'ioldabletor closing the con'ipartments, and a two part tying strap, one part ofwhich is carried by the iiexible member and one by thecase, one end oi'each strap: member being adapted to be secured to an end ot theremaining strap member on each side ot the case whereby the ieldablemember may be retained in a closed position over each compartment.

5. ln combination a carrying case having a lined central partition,expansible bottom and end walls secured to the partition, a side wall oneach side of the central partition providing enpansible compartn-ients,a

iiexible member secured to the partition iorming a closure lor saidcompartments, a pair of strap members slidably mounted transversely o tthe flexible member, a second pair ot strap members extending about thebottom ano tern'iin-ating at opposite sides and means for attaching thevfree ends of the straps together at each side ot the case and adapted toaccommodate varied degrees et er;` pansion of the con'ipartments.

.7. In combination with a carrying ease comprising a top closure memberand separate compartments clos-able separately by oppositely sides oit atop closure men'iber, ot two part straps comprising strap portionsslidably retained in transverse relationy with the closure member andother strap portions slidably retained about the bottom and sides of thecase and means comprising` a pair of fastening members for each pair et'straps whereby the straps may be adi'ustably secured together at eachside oit the case. j

8. In a brief case the conibination Vet a flexible member, a central allhingedly suspended irom one taceV oit the iieiible member intermediatethe longitudinal edges thereof, a handle secured to the opposite tace otthe flexible member immediately above the hin-ge MAX KORCI-MAR.

